Declan

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Wired up a 400W solar array to my garden office last month — here's what I learned
Great setup @SprinterLife! One thing worth keeping an eye on with the Fogstar Drift — it's a lithium battery so make sure your Victron profile is set to LiFePO4 rather than the default AGM...
in Garden Offices 1 week ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else using a second-hand EV battery as a home backup — what's your setup?
Really enjoyed reading through everyone's setups here. I went with a Nissan Leaf Gen 2 40 kWh pack about eight months ago — similar starting point to @GlenLover but the newer chemistry holds up a...
in Emergency & Backup Power 3 weeks ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else had issues with JK BMS cutting out under load on LiFePO4 builds?
Fitted a JK BMS (the 200A active balancer version) to my 280Ah LiFePO4 battery bank last month — four 3.2V cells in series, wired up in my campervan alongside a Victron SmartSolar 100/30.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30 in parallel — how are you handling the load sharing?
Declan1985 | 47 posts @DuctTapeDave62 Nice setup! One thing worth knowing with the Orion-Tr Smart in parallel — they don't actually communicate with each other like the Multiplus units do, so you...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else running lithium on a narrowboat? Thinking of ditching my AGMs
Last winter really did it for me. I've got a 57ft narrowboat and I've been limping along with four 110Ah AGMs wired in parallel for a few years now.
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 5
VRM Portal Access Recovery — Installer (Tiny Watts Solar) Gone Out of Business"
Echoing what @RhysGrant says about the official route — just want to add that when you raise that ticket with Victron, make sure you have your VRM portal login email, the Cerbo's serial number...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 7